Table 3 A. marginale infection rates and numbers in D. andersoni after acquisition feeding.

From: Quantitative analysis of Anaplasma marginale acquisition and transmission by Dermacentor andersoni fed in vitro

Group

Acquisition feeding

Midgut

Salivary glands

Infection ratea

No. A. marginaleb

Infection rate

No. A. marginale

1

92% (23/25)

106.22 (±0.093)

72% (18/25)

104.45 (±0.107)

2

100% (25/25)

104.87 (±0.090)

4% (1/25)

103.74

3

80% (20/25)

105.00 (±0.101)

0% (0/25)

—

4

80% (20/25)

103.94 (±0.101)

0% (0/25)

—

  1. aInfection rate is the number of positive organs divided by the number tested multiplied by 100. bThe number of A. marginale is reported as the mean of the log10 transformed data +/− standard error.
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